Toxic fumes blamed in Macon farm worker death

2:26 PM,
Aug. 3, 2013

One person died and 16 others were hospitalized from exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide at a Macon County farm.

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Clarke Morrison

One person died and 16 others were hospitalized from exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide in a packing facility at a Macon County farm, authorities said.

Emergency responders found two workers unresponsive in what was initially reported as a gas leak about 7 p.m. Friday at Norton Creek Farms on Prentiss Bridge Road, said Matt Mason, assistant chief of Clarks Creek Fire and Rescue.

Also overcome by the toxic gas were four bystanders who stopped to help and 11 personnel with the Macon County Sheriff's Office, Emergency Management Services and local fire departments, he said. ...